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Also just because they are smaller than they’re eventual size most cichlids will grow pretty fast if you keep their tank well cleaned and feed them very well. For instance I’ve had a Severum (which can easily get 10 inches long, not to mention how wide) for almost 3 months now and he has easily more than tripled in size since I got him, I swear he doubles in size each month, and has now gotten to the point where he has started to pull my plants out of the substrate while he’s searching for food, I swear he’s always hungry too.
Amber
Amber Berglund wrote: > > Hopefully you’re not buying the foot long gourami I would not > recommend adding one, some of them are more aggressive than others > (gourami’s) but that doesn’t mean he or she will be able to hold thier > own against the oscar or the dempsey. Right now your tank is very > stocked though, both of those large fish are going to produce lots of > waste and you should be looking at a new tank rather than getting any > more fish. Unless you like doing lots of water changes > > Amber > > Elizabeth wrote: > > > > I currently have a 55 gallon tank with a 5 inch Oscar and a 4 inch > > Jack Dempsey. The two fish get along very well, although I am aware > > that I will need a bigger tank soon. While at the small downtown fish > > store the other day my husband fell in love with the giant gourami > > that lives there (over 1 foot). My question, can a 4 to 5 inch giant > > gourami live with an oscar and a jack dempsey for a little while? If > > the tank is well planted with hiding places? > > > > > >

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